TELLURIC NECRO-PARASITES are a Chilean duo who perform dark, minimalistic Death Metal. Their sophomore effort, “Feel The Nocturnal Energy From The Emanations Of The Niche”, released through Iron, Blood And Death Corporation, is a twisted, sometimes bizarre journey into the eternally savage South American underground scene. Where fellow countrymen such as ATOMIC AGGRESSOR, SLAUGHTBBATH and UNAUSSPRECHLICHEN KULTEN tread, TELLURIC NECRO-PARASITES wander in the opposite direction. In what can be described as Proto Death Metal at times, the minimalism the band casts forth is reminiscent of the very early days of Death Metal, the demos that were produced between 1986-1989, where bands often heavy-handed their execution in an attempt to maximize their infliction of audio violence. Think acts such as FUNEBRE and their “Cranial Torment” demo, the 1988 and 1989 IMMOLATION demos and other very early Death Metal demos from acts like DISASTROUS MURMUR and PUNGENT STENCH to really grasp the level of minimalist, blunt-force trauma created here. On tracks such as the intro, ‘Cayendo Hacia El Cubo Negro’ and ‘Mortuary Levitation Over Tenglo Island’ the stark nature of the music is immediate. Simple riffs, sometimes comprised of only two chords, are delivered in cyclical fashion, creating a dark, hypnotic atmosphere. The drums are crude and not always perfectly in time like most modern Death Metal bands, this adds to the bleak bizarreness of the record. Never engaging in very high tempos, most of the record is delivered at mid-pace, further reinforcing the ugly atmosphere and really underlining the simplicity of the compositions. ‘Geometric Sub-Atomic Hallucinations’ is a cut that really accents the loose nature of the songwriting, an almost unpolished style of delivery that only South America can produce. ‘Noisy Cataclysm In A Cold Cosmos’ is another example of the sometimes questionable musical directions the band explores, with drums that sometimes feel as if they’re stumbling over themselves and extremely stark, minimalistic riff crafting. The album also includes a cover of DARKTHRONE’s ‘Cromlech’, from when DARKTHRONE was a legitimately talented Death Metal band. In some senses, this is a perfect choice for a cover and it’s well-executed. The abysmal atmosphere of the original carries over into this cover, and the band actually performs this song in a tight manner that the rest of the album shirks off. If you’re looking for dark, ugly, sparse and cold Death Metal, you can’t do wrong here. Those looking for flash, technicality, speed and slick polished production, you’re out of luck. “Feel The Nocturnal Energy From The Emanations Of The Niche” may not be hailed in the future as a testament of modern Death Metal, but it happily replicates the Proto Death Metal days in an immersing and honest take. For more information on TELLURIC NECRO-PARASITES, check out https://soundcloud.com/telluric7666. For more info on Iron, Blood And Death Corporation, see www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563068500501.